sixty-ninth

adj, noun — 2 senses

sixty-ninth

adj

/ˌsɪksti ˈnaɪnθ/

Etymology From sixty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

The ordinal form of the number sixty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 69 of a sequence.

  • The answer appears on the sixty-ninth page of the book.
  • She finished sixty-ninth in the race.

sixty-ninth

noun

Etymology From sixty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

One of sixty-nine equal parts of a whole.

  • A sixty-ninth of 1380 is 20.

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